Tue.Sep 28, 2021

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Worrisome side effects lead Pfizer to narrow Duchenne gene therapy trial

Bio Pharma Dive

Outside trial data reviewers have attributed three cases of severe muscle weakness to Pfizer’s treatment, causing the company to change the design of its closely watched Phase 3 study.

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Utrace Offers A Single Solution to Serialization Challenges

Pharma Mirror

Unfair competition arising in the pharmaceutical markets and the presence of a shadow sector require the protection of the brand’s interests and confirmation of quality for the end customer. In recent years, the reaction to this has been the emergence of intercorporate methods of protecting goods from counterfeiting. The regulators of specific countries of national projects have started to control counterfeit and falsification by creating complex systems that verify each unit of goods.

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Eisai, Biogen to test FDA by asking for approval of second Alzheimer's drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The Japanese pharma and Biogen partner is filing an application for accelerated OK of lecanemab, which works similarly to the companies' controversially cleared Aduhelm.

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New report sheds light on medicine shortages in Northern Ireland following Brexit

Pharma Times

Informa Pharma Intelligence (IPI) has found that some drug firms may withdraw up to 90% of their products from Northern Ireland, once the Brexit grace period has passed.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Sanofi claims positive early data for mRNA COVID shot, but pivots to flu instead

Bio Pharma Dive

With Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines broadly used, Sanofi says it will focus on its protein-based coronavirus candidate. The French pharma sees more promise for its mRNA work in influenza.

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Barts Health NHS Trust launches app for cognitively impaired

pharmaphorum

An app to support people with cognitive disabilities, developed with clinicians at Barts Health NHS Trust, has started to be made available more widely to patients. The Hear Me Now app developed with UCLPartners and software company Maldaba is designed to improve quality of care for people with cognitive impairment, specifically adults with a learning disability.

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TDP-43 DNA methylation may contribute to the mystery of age-dependent motor cortex involvement in ALS

Scienmag

Niigata, Japan – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an intractable neurological disease. Aging is a risk factor for the accumulation of TDP-43 (transduction responsive region DNA-binding protein of 43kDa) in the motor cortex. TDP-43 is a protein that tends to accumulate in increasing amounts, and the amount is strictly controlled by the splicing of TDP-43. […].

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Gene Editing Breakthroughs Accelerate Heart, Stroke Research

BioSpace

?Gene therapy research delivers breakthroughs this week with a CRISPR-edited droplet that could lead to a cure for heart disease and the possibility of turning glial brain cells into neurons.

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Booster data backs Pfizer, Valneva Lyme disease vaccine

pharmaphorum

Prospects for Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine are up in the air, but another candidate partnered with Pfizer looks increasingly like it could fill the void of an effective shot for Lyme disease. New phase 2 data with their VLA15 vaccine shows that antibody responses from an initial three-dose regimen are initially high, although they start to decline after 18 months in adult subjects.

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Amicus Splits into Two as FDA Sets PDUFA for Pompe Disease Treatment

BioSpace

Amicus Therapeutics is launching a next-generation genetic medicine company called Caritas Therapeutics, Inc. through a merger deal with ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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Sanofi abandons mRNA COVID jab, despite positive trial

pharmaphorum

Sanofi has said that it won’t develop its mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 any further, even though it seemed to work in an early-stage trial, and will focus instead on another candidate partnered with GlaxoSmithKline. The French pharma group said it took the decision because mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are already widely available today it will be too late to the market with its candidate, which was originated by its partner Translate Bio.

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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Illegally Administering COVID-19 Vaccines to Children Under 12

FDA Law Blog

By Kalie E. Richardson — On September 24, 2021, the owner of a pharmacy in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to participating in a felony conspiracy to convert government property and to commit health care fraud in connection with the illegal vaccination of minors between the ages of 7 to 11 with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Puerto Rico and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced both th

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Health Innovators: Sidekick Health’s Saemundur “Sam” Oddsson

pharmaphorum

As pharmaphorum’s founder, Dr Paul Tunnah, continues his Health Innovators video series, he connects with the co-founder of Iceland’s Sidekick Health, Saemundur “Sam” Oddsson. They discuss Sam’s journey from being a medical doctor to co-founder of a digital health company and some of the learnings along the way. Sam explains the purpose of Sidekick – and challenges it has encountered – in addressing one of the trickiest problems worldwide, which is why people are generally so bad at

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UK at-home health startup raises £2 million in first round of funding

Pharma Times

Sanome, an early-stage biotech company based in London and Cambridge, has received support from health and biotech investors from the UK and Europe in its first round of funding.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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ViroCell and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children address viral vector manufacturing bottleneck

BioPharma Reporter

ViroCell Biologics and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) have formed a new partnership to immediately address the global viral vector manufacturing bottleneck for clinical trials.

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The first corona lockdown was a ‘live experiment,’ revealing big behavioral gender differences

Scienmag

[Vienna, September 28, 2021] In a crisis, women make significantly longer phone calls and adhere more closely to governmental measures than men; men are less likely to have their mobility restricted and return to normal more quickly than women. Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) found cliché-sounding behavioral patterns like these in data […].

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Pfizer starts trial of antiviral pill against COVID-19

BioPharma Reporter

Pfizer Inc has started a trial to evaluate its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of COVID-19 infection among those who have been exposed to the virus.

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3rd Covid Vaccine Shows Side Effects Similar to 2nd Shot, C.D.C. Finds

NY Times

The finding came from a study of Americans who got their third vaccine dose in August and September, and provided a reassuring sign about the safety of additional doses.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.

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Neurophth opens GMP manufacturing facility for gene therapy products in China

BioPharma Reporter

Neurophth Biotechnology Ltd. has opened a manufacturing facility at the Phase II Suzhou Biomedical Industrial Park (BioBAY) in Suzhou, China.

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Eli Lilly partners with Care Access to increase trial diversity

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharmaceutical firm has tapped the decentralized research organization in order to help elevate the inclusivity of its oncology trials at all levels.

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Expansion Therapeutics Widens Funding by $80 Million for RNA-Linked Research

BioSpace

?Expansion said much of the funds will go into its SMiRNA platform to find clinical candidates in myotonic DM1, FTD, ALS, and several other tauopathies.

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CROs facing formidable challenges in clinical research: survey

Outsourcing Pharma

Conducted by patient services specialist Greenphire, the survey checks in with contract research organizations and shows how they are approaching obstacles.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.

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Report: Merck Strikes with $11 Billion Deal for Acceleron and Phase III PAH Drug

BioSpace

Reports emerged late Wednesday afternoon that Merck emerged as the winning suitor with a deal valued at about $11 billion.

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COVID-19 treatment candidate headed to clinical trial in 2022

Outsourcing Pharma

Q BioMed reports it expects candidate MAN-19, intended to treat COVID-19-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, to enter trials early next year.

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Oncotarget: Comparison of transcriptomic & cytokine responses in colorectal cancer

Scienmag

Oncotarget published “Pan-drug and drug-specific mechanisms of 5-FU, irinotecan (CPT-11), oxaliplatin, and cisplatin identified by comparison of transcriptomic and cytokine responses of colorectal cancer cells” which reported that there was an increase in IL-8 by oxaliplatin and increase in ferritin by cisplatin which may contribute to cancer cell survival.

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IDWeek Presentations Highlight Continued Response to COVID-19

BioSpace

As the 10th annual IDWeek (Infectious Disease Week) Conference begins, treatments aimed at COVID-19 will certainly dominate the program.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Animal Medicine

NY Times

Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand for ivermectin, a deworming drug.

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UNION Therapeutics-Innovent’s collaboration; Delix Therapeutics bags $ 70 M; Biohaven’s Verdiperstat clinical trial result; Intra-Cellular’s CAPLYTA Phase III study

Delveinsight

Innovent, UNION Therapeutics Set to Advance Dermatology Market in China. Innovent Biologics and UNION therapeutics have announced a strategic and licensing collaboration to develop and commercialize Orismilast , a next-generation PDE4 inhibitor for inflammatory dermatology conditions in China. Orismilast is a potent and selective, next-generation PDE4 inhibitor with broad anti-inflammatory properties.

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AstraZeneca Buys Caelum BioSciences in $500 Million Deal

BioSpace

AstraZeneca’s Alexion plans to buy all remaining equity in Caelum Biosciences and pick up Caelum’s CAEL-101 in the process.

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Incyte Names New Member to Its Board of Directors

BioTech 365

Incyte Names New Member to Its Board of Directors Incyte Names New Member to Its Board of Directors WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$INCY–Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) announces the appointment of Otis Brawley, M.D.

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The New Clinical Trial Supply Chain: Resilient, Flexible, and Patient-Centric

The global landscape of clinical trials is rapidly changing as studies become more complex. An increasing number of sponsors are seeking enhanced flexibility in their supply chains to address a variety of clinical supply challenges, including patient demand and reducing delays. Demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution are next-generation solutions that are helping to meet these growing needs, allowing for more streamlined processes and patient-centric studies.